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Letters Patent No. 82,537, dated September 29, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known that I, M. 'B. MARKHAM, of Grass Lake, in the county of Jackson, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and improved Grate-Fastening; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being hadto -the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side view of a gate to which my improved fastening has been attached. Figure 2'is a detail sectional view of the same, taken through the line :v z, iig. 1.' Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. y' i My invention has for its object to furnish an improved gate-fastening, which shall be so constructed and arranged that when the gate is swung shut it will fasten itself, and which shall at the same time lbe cheap, simple vin construction, and reliable in operation, holding the gate securely fastened; and it consists in theipivoted three-armed bar, pivoting-bar or arm, and spring-catch, in combination with eachv other,as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the front post, B is vthe rear or hinge-post, and C is the gate, about the construction of which parts there is nothing new'. i y D isan arm, the lower part of which is screwed or bolted 'fast to the upper part'of ,the inner side of the front post A. The upper part of the arm or bar D is bent inward at right angl-es, and to its end is pivoted the three-armed bar E, inlsuch a position that its side-arms e1 and e2 may be curved downward upon each side of the gate, as shown in fig. 2'. VThe ends of thearms el and e2 have knobs formed Aupon them,l to give them the necessary weight, the knob upon the larm e2 beingthe heavier, so that when the gate is open, the said threearmed bar may take of itselfl the proper position to receive and fasten the gate when swung shut. The arm el is bent downward a little more than the arm e2, so as to bring its knob into a more favorable position to be4 caught and held by the spring-catch F.

The third arm, e3, of the three-armed bar E, projects upward, to serve asa handle in'unfastenin'g the gate. The spring-catch F is'secured to the gate C by two screws or bolts, as shown in figs. 1 andZ, and `its upper end is held outward by the spring G, coiled around the upper one of said screws or bolts, as shown in fig. 2. H is a plate, attached to the other side of the gate, to strike against the knob of the arm e", to prevent the gate from being worn or injured by striking against said knob. I

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- An improved gate-fastening, formed\by the combination of the pivoting-arm or bar D, the three-armed bat E, and the spring-catch F, with each other, said parts being constructed and operating substantially as herein shown and described, and for-the purpose set forth.

M. B. MARKHAM.

Witnesses:-

L. B. DANFORTH, v J.. C. Devis. 

